The Wakeland Wolverines will take on the Lebanon Trail Trail Blazers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Wakeland fought the good fight in their overtime contest against The Colony on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 36-35 to the Cougars.
Despite the defeat, Wakeland got top-tier performance from Jayden Maples, who threw for 326 yards and two touchdowns while completing 79.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Ryder Treadway was Maples' top target, picking up 152 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Lebanon Trail didn't have too much trouble with Independence on the road on Thursday as they won 36-21. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trail Blazers.
Hudson Eidem was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown.
Wakeland's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1. As for Lebanon Trail, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Wakeland strolled past Lebanon Trail in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 28-14. Does Wakeland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lebanon Trail turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
